Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Arizona State
Closing spread
FRES -4
✓ FRES W
Total
48
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
FRES 30–27 ASU
✓ FRES (61%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseFRES -4
Total48
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Spread
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CloseFRES -4
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Total
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Close48
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFRES -4
Total48
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
FRES as a 4-point road favorite at ASU, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: FRES won 29–0; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 48, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14 against an average line of 3.6; 50.2 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 14–12 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 14–13 | L | U50.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 66–24 | W | O54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 14–17 | L | U44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest |
-4.25 | 42–16 | W | O44 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 38–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 52–14 | W | O48.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-5 | 23–26 | L | U53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 41–11 | W | O46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest |
-4.75 | 17–24 | L | U45 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Small sample warning
Fresno State have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 57% of games with totals 44–52 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-0 100% | 1-1 50% | 1-0 100% | |
| 1-1 50% | 0-2 0% | 0-2 0% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FRES+4.2 →+1.8▼ 2.4#52
ASU+0.4 →−3.6▼ 4.0#89
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#59
Offense
◀ FRES better#107
#78
Defense
ASU better ▶#59
0.0 #68
Turnovers
◀ FRES better−0.5 #105
78 plays #8
Pace
◀ FRES faster64 plays #93
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FRES off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.5 #39 | 24.0 #78 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 5.50 #87 | 4.73 #39 | ASU |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #49 | +0.07 #72 | FRES |
| Success rate | 43% #61 | 36% #45 | Even |
| ASU off | FRES def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.5 #115 | 33.0 #118 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.06 #105 | 5.06 #56 | FRES |
| PPA / play | +0.03 #109 | +0.07 #73 | FRES |
| Success rate | 39% #100 | 39% #63 | FRES |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 125 FBS teams
FRES scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 16.0 | |
0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 15.5 |
ASU scoring against the FRES defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 17.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
96° · 3 mph
gusts 4 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FRES7d
ASU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
ASU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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